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  • Closed Functional Treatment of Fractures

    by Augusto Sarmiento, Loren Latta ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    The purpose of this book is to report on my 17 years of experience in the development and implementation of a closed functional method of treatment of certain fractures of long bones of the appendicular skeleton. My personal experiences, clinical results, and the basic concepts underlying the treatment philosophy are reported. Illustrations demonstrating the techniques of application of functional ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Functional Fracture Bracing

    Tibia, Humerus, and Ulna

    by Augusto Sarmiento, Loren L. Latta ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    At the writing of this book, the United States is in the midst of an intense public debate concerning a widely perceived need for reform of the Health Care Delivery System. The reform is primarily aimed at the provision of medical insurance to a large segment of the population currently deprived of that coverage and to the reduction of the escalating costs of medical care. Solutions to the ... Read more

    $215.09 USD

  • Candid Reflections Ebook

    by augusto sarmiento ...
    Upon retirement from their medical careers, a trio of friends reunite for conversations that reignite old passions and interests, and spur them to reflect on the choices they made in their public and private lives. ... Read more

    $8.09 USD

  • Passion Can Win the Day Ebook

    by augusto sarmiento ...
    The events we are to live can not be predicted. Any guesses we make along this line are usually futile exercise. This does not negate the fact that an intelligently made commitment to unswervingly and unwaveringly work on a goal can make a difference. The degree of passion with which this project is undertaken is of enormous importance. It happens that only a relatively small number of people are ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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    Learning to Identify, Choose, and Live with Acceptable Risk

    by Ben Carson, M.D. ...
    By avoiding risk, are you also avoiding your life's full potential? Join acclaimed neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson as he explores the life-changing power of taking the risk, even if you're afraid.In our risk-avoidant culture, we place a high premium on safety. We insure our vacations. We check crash tests on cars. We extend the warranties on our appliances. But by insulating ourselves from the unknown ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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  • One Nation

    What We Can All Do to Save America's Future

    by Candy Carson, Ben Carson MD ...
    **Dear Reader,In February 2013 I gave a speech at the National Prayer Breakfast. Standing a few feet from President Obama, I warned my fellow citizens of the dangers facing our country and called for a return to the principles that made America great.**Many Americans heard and responded, but our nation’s decline has continued. Today the danger is greater than ever before, and I have never shared a ... Read more

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  • Things I Didn't Learn in Medical School

    Tough Lessons from a Lifetime of Practice

    by Gary L. Fanning MD ...
    "Things I Didnt Learn in Medical School is a memoir and philosophical work based on the authors 45 years of practicing medicine. He discusses subjects not usually covered or emphasized in medical training with the goal of providing students and practitioners in the healthcare professions with practical advice on issues of morality, compassion, politics, and health. His experiences form the basis ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Big Picture

    Getting Perspective on What's Really Important

    by Ben Carson, M.D. ...
    Dr. Ben Carson is known as the originator of groundbreaking surgical procedures and a doctor who turns impossible hopes into joyous realities. But where does this incredible drive and focus come from? According to Dr. Carson himself, the answer is simple: The Big Picture.Every day when Dr. Carson went to work as a surgeon, he had to make life-and-death decisions. For that reason, and because so ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • Unaccountable

    What Hospitals Won't Tell You and How Transparency Can Revolutionize Health Care

    by Marty Makary ...
    New York Times Bestseller“Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book.”-Shannon Brownlee, author of OvertreatedDr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Malpractice

    A Neurosurgeon Reveals How Our Health-Care System Puts Patients at Risk

    by Lawrence Schlachter, MD ...
    In 1991, the Institute of Medicine released a landmark report, which revealed that as many as 98,000 patients were dying every year owing to avoidable medical error. More recent research indicates that estimate was, if anything, a drastic understatement of the patient-safety epidemic in the US health care system.In Malpractice, neurosurgeon and attorney Dr. Larry Schlachter makes a case that most ... Read more

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  • Life Without Lawyers

    Restoring Responsibility in America

    by Philip K. Howard ...
    How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense.Americans are losing the freedom to make sense of daily choices—teachers can’t maintain order in the classroom, managers are trained to avoid candor, schools ban tag, and companies plaster inane warnings on everything: “Remove Baby Before Folding Stroller.”Philip K. Howard’s ... Read more

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  • Dying for a Chat: Penguin Special

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    by Ranjana Srivastava ...
    We put much store in freedom of choice, but when it comes to our own medical diagnosis and treatment, are we equipped to make the best decisions? And are healthcare professionals properly prepared to guide us? Alarmingly, oncologist and award-winning writer Ranjana Srivastava says they're not, and people are suffering — even dying — as a result.The internet encourages people to self-diagnose and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD